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| + | {{quote | text=An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name of Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." ([[Matthew 1]]:20-21)}} | ||
| + | "God rest ye merry gentleman" is a well known English [[Christmas carol]]. | ||
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| + | [[Hymns Index|Hymns]] | [[Christian Songs Index|Songs]] | ||
===Lyrics=== | ===Lyrics=== | ||
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God rest ye merry gentleman, let nothing you dismay | God rest ye merry gentleman, let nothing you dismay | ||
| − | For Jesus Christ our saviour, | + | For Jesus Christ our saviour, was born on this day |
| − | To save us all from Satan's | + | To save us all from Satan's power when we gone astray |
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy | O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy | ||
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And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same | And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same | ||
| − | + | How that in Bethlehem was born, the son of God by name | |
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy | O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy | ||
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The shepherds at these tidings rejoiced much in mind | The shepherds at these tidings rejoiced much in mind | ||
| − | And left their flocks a-feeding in tempest, storm and | + | And left their flocks a-feeding in tempest, storm and wind |
| − | And | + | And went to Bethlehem straight-way, the blessed babe to find |
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy | O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy | ||
| − | + | '''Title''' | |
| − | + | Although the grammar in this song is now archaic, placing a comma is the right place can make the meaning of this carol much clearer. The title is ''not'' "God rest ye, merry gentlemen", but "God rest ye merry, gentlemen". That is, the song is a blessing on all gentlemen, not just the merry ones. The singer requests that God would help the gathered gentlemen to remain happy. See [http://cathythinks.blogspot.com/search/label/God%20rest%20you%20merry Catherine Osborne's blog] for some more grammatical comments. | |
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[[Category:Christmas carols]] | [[Category:Christmas carols]] | ||
[[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Videos]] | ||
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An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name of Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." (Matthew 1:20-21)
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"God rest ye merry gentleman" is a well known English Christmas carol.
Lyrics
God rest ye merry gentleman, let nothing you dismay
For Jesus Christ our saviour, was born on this day
To save us all from Satan's power when we gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy
From God our heavenly father, a blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born, the son of God by name
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy
The shepherds at these tidings rejoiced much in mind
And left their flocks a-feeding in tempest, storm and wind
And went to Bethlehem straight-way, the blessed babe to find
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, o tidings of comfort and joy
Title
Although the grammar in this song is now archaic, placing a comma is the right place can make the meaning of this carol much clearer. The title is not "God rest ye, merry gentlemen", but "God rest ye merry, gentlemen". That is, the song is a blessing on all gentlemen, not just the merry ones. The singer requests that God would help the gathered gentlemen to remain happy. See Catherine Osborne's blog for some more grammatical comments.
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